Behavior Analysis
2 Timothy: Saved and Called • Sermon • Submitted
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· 1 viewThe world is not conducive to holiness.
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Introduction
Introduction
Our flower starts last year
Self-Indulgent
Self-Indulgent
The world looks after itself
Paul is giving Timothy encouragemnt towards staying the course - he’s called him to be holy, and he’s expanding on that
Last week (2:22-26) talks about the general principles for Timothy to do that as a leader and some specific ways to do that
This text deals more with the environment
Worldly living is “me-ocentric” rather than theocentric
Paul draws a sharp distinction between Christ and the world
starts off with lovers of self and money, ends with loving pleasure
self-interested behavior
As followers of Christ, we are to call for Thy will, not my will
If the only time those words are on our lips is in reciting the Lord’s prayer, then we probably have not allowed it to penetrate our hearts and affect our lives
These traits are pretty ugly and you may be picturing a fairly awful person; you may be thinking, “This doesn’t describe me! I’m not a horrible person!”
Masquerade
Masquerade
Worldliness can hide itself as holiness
“Worldliness is what makes sin look normal in any age and righteousness seem odd.” -David Wells
V. 5 - form of holiness, but denying its power
Sin’s greatest weapon is to make itself look normal
Robbers don’t announce themselves
E-mail scam - Amazon - your payment was declined
This is true with sin and motive, too
It is possible to act holy without being holy
Go through the motions to get what we want
Older son in the prodigals
That’s why God looks to our hearts
While frightening, we ask God to show us our motives
Open Eyes
Open Eyes
Christians cannot be naive to the effects of the world
The environment places constant pressure on our faith
Take these first two together
We can’t be naive to the effects of the world on our faith
Since the 1970’s Burger King has been telling us (Have it your way)
Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don’t upset us, all we ask is that you let us have it your way
I don’t think the church viewed this ad campaign as particularly threatening
Grand canyon - giant hole in the ground - a void created by constant pressure
Striving for holiness is a constant process of unmasking and responding
We ask God to show us our heart
We ask God to show us where we are seeking our pleasure rather than His glory
His glory = our good
We respond, asking for the Holy Spirit to intervene and redirect us in the fruit of the Spirit